Blood Transfusion Therapy and Nursing Care Practice Questions
20 free Blood Transfusion Therapy and Nursing Care practice questions for the NCLEX Exam, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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- Q1. Before initiating a blood transfusion, what should the nurse's first action be?
- Q2. What is a critical safety step just prior to administering a unit of blood?
- Q3. How long should the nurse monitor vital signs after initiating a transfusion?
- Q4. Which intravenous fluid is compatible for priming and flushing the blood administration set?
- Q5. What is the maximum time a unit of red blood cells should hang from start to finish?
- Q6. When a patient develops dyspnea, cough, hypertension, and jugular vein distension during a transfusion, what reaction is suspected?
- Q7. What should a nurse do if a patient's pre-transfusion vital signs show Temp 100.2 °F, HR 98, BP 110/70?
- Q8. In the event of an acute hemolytic transfusion reaction, what is the first nursing action?
- Q9. Which patient is at greatest risk for a transfusion reaction requiring very slow infusion rate?
- Q10. During a transfusion, if a patient complains of itching and develops hives but is hemodynamically stable, what should the nurse do?
- Q11. Which blood product is most appropriate for a patient with active major hemorrhagic anemia needing oxygen‐carrying capacity?
- Q12. How should a nurse approach a patient who refuses transfusion for religious reasons?
- Q13. After the transfusion is complete, what post-transfusion monitoring is appropriate?
- Q14. Which signs during transfusion suggest a febrile non-hemolytic transfusion reaction?
- Q15. What care adjustment should the nurse make for a patient with renal failure receiving a blood transfusion?
- Q16. What is the correct statement about the Y-type blood administration set?
- Q17. If a unit of red blood cells was released from the blood bank 45 minutes ago and remains at room temperature, what should the nurse do next?
- Q18. When a patient suddenly develops hypotension, chest pain, and dark urine during a transfusion, what reaction is most likely?
- Q19. When a patient post-transfusion presents crackles at lung bases, increased BP, and shortness of breath, what should the nurse do?
- Q20. What key nurse teaching should be given to a patient about to receive a transfusion?